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Dallas Cowboys Defensive Touchdowns Leaders

Career totals with the Cowboys and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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DaRon Bland holds the Cowboys career record with 6 defensive touchdowns. The single-season record is 5, by DaRon Bland in 2023.

SK INT TKL TFL SOLO PD FF QBH TD

All-time Cowboys leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club TD G
1 DaRon Bland DaRon Bland 2022–2025 6 48
2 Dexter Coakley 1997–2004 4 127
2 Dennis Thurman 1978–1985 4 121
4 Larry Cole 1968–1980 3 176
4 Terence Newman Terence Newman 2003–2011 3 132
4 Mel Renfro Mel Renfro 1964–1977 3 174
4 Lee Roy Jordan 1963–1976 3 186
4 Roy Williams Roy Williams 2002–2008 3 97
9 Larry Brown 1991–1998 2 83
9 Brandon Carr Brandon Carr 2012–2020 2 81
9 Trevon Diggs Trevon Diggs 2020–2025 2 66
9 Mario Edwards 2000–2003 2 53
9 Ron Fellows 1981–1986 2 86
9 Cornell Green Cornell Green 1962–1974 2 182
9 Anthony Henry Anthony Henry 2005–2008 2 55
9 Ray Horton Ray Horton 1989–1992 2 58
9 Chuck Howley Chuck Howley 1961–1973 2 165
9 Jim Jeffcoat 1983–1994 2 188
9 Sean Lee Sean Lee 2010–2020 2 110
9 Deion Sanders Deion Sanders 1995–1999 2 63
9 George Teague 1996–2001 2 70
9 Charlie Waters Charlie Waters 1970–1981 2 160
9 Darren Woodson Darren Woodson 1992–2003 2 177
24 Greg Ellis Greg Ellis 1998–2008 1 160
24 Brock Marion Brock Marion 1993–1997 1 71

Single-season Cowboys records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season TD G
1 DaRon Bland DaRon Bland 2023 5 17
2 Larry Brown 1995 2 16
2 Dexter Coakley 2001 2 15
2 Trevon Diggs Trevon Diggs 2021 2 16
2 George Teague 1999 2 14
2 Roy Williams Roy Williams 2002 2 16
7 Dexter Coakley 2002 1 16
7 Dexter Coakley 1999 1 16
7 Mario Edwards 2001 1 16
7 Mario Edwards 2003 1 15
7 Greg Ellis Greg Ellis 1999 1 12
7 Anthony Henry Anthony Henry 2005 1 11
7 Anthony Henry Anthony Henry 2007 1 13
7 Brock Marion Brock Marion 1995 1 16
7 Terence Newman Terence Newman 2007 1 13
7 Terence Newman Terence Newman 2011 1 13
7 Terence Newman Terence Newman 2009 1 16
7 Deion Sanders Deion Sanders 1997 1 13
7 Deion Sanders Deion Sanders 1998 1 11
7 Alshermond Singleton 2003 1 14
7 Kevin Smith 1993 1 16
7 Darrin Smith Darrin Smith 1994 1 16
7 Roy Williams Roy Williams 2005 1 16
7 Darren Woodson Darren Woodson 1994 1 16
7 Darren Woodson Darren Woodson 1995 1 16